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Your pictures are very interesting and familiar. My first A. hentzie did the exact same thing with a similar log hide. Not to compare your B. emailia with an A. hentzie, but care is very similar. I freaked out, for 6 months with our first T waiting on her to show herself. Later, did we realize...
Definately need some support for the opening, whether if its coco or peat moss. I use peat. Holds up to any burrow an A. hentzie can make and easily re-designable, as they do eveytime I try to help them. Kenny made an excellent point. I use new black ABS plastic 4" soft sweep 90 degree elbows...
I'd like to say thank you for allowing to come aboard. I am not new to Tarantula keeping. Played with and still active in careing for T's; however, mateing, and raising WC A. hentzie species, got a little out of hand a few years ago. Just wanted to try it out before actually buying some T's...
I'll agree with Bast, on feeding. If they get cold during winter, hold on. You may not see them till Spring. First time I started , my new T's buried themselves. I freaked, since they haven't eaten in 3 months. Little did I know they hibernate, this was 8 years ago and a newbie, then. Dug them...